Sholavandan railway station
Sholavandan railway station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Coordinates | 10°01′22″N 77°57′55″E / 10.0228°N 77.9654°E | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | SDN | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2022–23 | 200,936 (per year) 551 (per day) | ||||
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Sholavandan railway station (station code: SDN) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It serves Sholavandan, located in Madurai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2]
Location and layout
[edit]Sholavandan is located on the left bank of the Vaigai River, sixteen miles north-west of Madurai. Sholavandan railway station is a stop for all passenger trains on the Madurai–Bangalore Express[3] and the Nellai Express. It follows Samayanallur station on the route to Dindigul from Madurai.[4]
Lines
[edit]The station has two intersecting lines: The BG single line towards the north via Chennai and Bangalore and the BG single line towards the south via Madurai and Kanyakumari.
Performance and earnings
[edit]For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was ₹11,994,331 (US$140,000) and daily earnings was ₹32,861 (US$390). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 200,936 and daily count was 551. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 867.[2]
Projects and development
[edit]It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Indian Railway Information". Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "Indian Government Railway projects". Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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